Define important psycho social issues of aging, including those related to retirement, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, under-reporting of symptoms and illnesses, elder abuse and neglect, home safety, community resources, and adaptation to alternative living situations such as long-term care facilities

Identify the important concepts of pathophysiology and issues in common diseases of older people.

Identify strategies to help defeat the negative effects of aging such as nutritional regimens which will be a major point of this lecture

Demonstrate an understanding of the myths and stereotypes related to older people and “ageism”; the diversity among the elderly; the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration; a compassion for individuals providing day-to-day care to the elderly; and the appreciation for the importance of maximizing function rather than just focusing on disease.

Identify and demonstrate the “best practices” of geriatric communication.

Describe the basic concepts of demography and epidemiology of aging; molecular, cellular, genetic and biopsychosocial theories of aging; “normal aging” versus disease at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organisms levels, and the role of failure of homeostatic mechanisms; anatomic and histologic changes associated with aging and age-related disease; the physiology of aging; the pharmacology of aging; nutrition and aging; as well as sexuality and the aging individual.

Course Description:

Geriatric syndromes and conditions

Risk Factors, Causes, Signs, Symptoms, Differential diagnoses

Treatment strategies: Cranial adjusting &Soft tissue techniques

Preventive strategies

Pathophysiology in common diseases of the elderly: Role of cerebral cortex & Alzheimers and other dementia

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